The final CIGI Signature Lecture of the 2011-2012 season will feature Senior Fellow Trevor Findlay present the findings of a two-year research project on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It will take place at the CIGI Auditorium on Thursday, June 21, 2012, at 7-9 p.m.
The event, which will be live webcast to a global audience, is part of the world-wide launch of Unleashing the Nuclear Watchdog: Strengthening and Reform of the IAEA. The new report is a comprehensive study of the IAEA released by The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Canadian Centre for Treaty Compliance (CCTC). Written by Professor Findlay, a senior fellow at CIGI, the report analyses all aspects of the Agency’s mandate and operations ― from major programs on safeguards, safety, security and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy to governance, management and finance. It makes multiple recommendations, both strategic and programmatic, for strengthening and reform of the Agency.
Members of the media are welcome to attend by registering in advance with Kevin Dias, communications specialist at CIGI, by emailing: [email protected] .
Event:
CIGI Signature Lecture and Canadian Report Launch: “Unleashing the Nuclear Watchdog: Strengthening and Reform of the IAEA” by CIGI Senior Fellow Trevor Findlay
Date:
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Time:
7-9 p.m.
Location:
CIGI Campus
67 Erb St. W
Waterloo, Ontario
Biography:
CIGI Senior Fellow Trevor Findlay is an expert in nuclear energy and security, global governance mechanisms, arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament. Professor Findlay holds a joint fellowship with the International Security Program and the Project on Managing the Atom at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. He also holds the William and Jeanie Barton Chair in International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and is director of the Canadian Centre for Treaty Compliance.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Kevin Dias, Communications Specialist, CIGI
Tel: 519.885.2444, ext. 7238, Email: [email protected]
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is an independent, nonpartisan think tank on international governance. Led by experienced practitioners and distinguished academics, CIGI supports research, forms networks, advances policy debate and generates ideas for multilateral governance improvements. Conducting an active agenda of research, events and publications, CIGI’s interdisciplinary work includes collaboration with policy, business and academic communities around the world. CIGI was founded in 2001 by Jim Balsillie, then co-CEO of Research In Motion, and collaborates with and gratefully acknowledges support from a number of strategic partners, in particular the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. For more information, please visit www.cigionline.org.